Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-09-09

j. THOMPSON BROWN,
President U. P. Ry. Co.
To the Honorable, The Common Council Of the
City Of Stama,ton::
THE PETITION OF MOSES LETERMAN, A. D. PAYNE,
and respectfully represents
That they are citizens of the Commonwealth
of Virginia;
That, in conjunction with stockholders here
after to be associated with them, they are
DESTROYS of establishing, constructing and OPP
Grating, under an act of incorporation by the
General Assembly hereafter to be obtained,
A STREET RAILWAY on the streets of the City of
Staunton hereinafter to be named, said rail-
way to be operated by horse, mule or electric
power, for transporting passengers and
freight.
That, with this end in view, they respect
fully petition your honorable body to grant
to them and their associates. who shall be
hereafter incorporated by the General Assem-
bly, of Virginia. as joint stock company, a
right of way over and through the following
streets of the city of Staunton, to-wit
FIRsr.-Beginning on East Beverley street
at the gate of the State Institution for the
Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, thence along
said street Southwest and West to West Bev-
erley street, thence along said street West to
to the western boundary of the City of Staun-
ton on said West Beverley street, with the
privilege of varying said route on East Bever-
| ley street Gas they and their associates may
| hereafter determine at its intersection with
| Coalter street, by running North up Coalter
street to its intersection with Frederick street,
| thence West down Frederick street to it's in
| tersection with Market street. thence South
down Market street to its intersection with
| Beverley street, thence West as above to the
| Western boundary of the City on West Bever-
| ley street.
| SEooND.--Beginning on Greenville Avenue
on the West side of the bridge over Lewis
Creek, near the Depot of the Valley Railroad,
| thence along said Greenville Avenue to it's in
tersection with South New street, thence West
up Court House street to it's intersection with
South Augusta street, thence North up South
Augusta street to its intersection with Bever-
ley street, thence North up North Augusta
street to its intersection with the Churchville
road or street leading from the Pump House,
thence West up said Churchville road or
street as aforesaid in the direction of the
Pump House to the city limits.
| Said right of way to be for the purpose of
establishing, constructing and operating a
| STREET RAILWAY, to be operated by horse,
mule Or electric power for transporting pass
engers and freight.
Your petitioners further represent that if
this right of way shall be granted to them and
! their associates to be hereafter to be held
in the manner aforesaid, they and their
associates will undertake to keep the
space between the rails of said tracks, and
that at the narrowest portion of streets they
and their associates will run their tracks near
the curbing, on one side of the street or the
| other as may be best, SO as to afford ample
| room for passing vehicles; that they and their
associates will construct and operate one line
of the two above described lines Ito be deter
mined by themselves,) within twelve months
| from the enactment OF an dcG Oh incorporation
| by the General Assembly--and the other of the
| two lines aforesaid within three years from the
date of said enactment; that they and their
associates will obtain said act of incorpora-
| ton soon as possible after the meeting of
| the first session of the General Assembly after
the granting by your honorable body of the
prayers OF this petition; that they and their
| associates will construct said track with eth
| er T rail or U rail as your honorable body
may direct; that the fare for each passenger
along the whole length of both lines or any
| part of them shall not exceed ten cents, and
the charge for any freight or properly not
heavier than fifteen pounds shall not exceed
| ten cents.
Your petitioners ask that the above named
privileges and rights. subject to the foregoing
limitations and conditions, may be granted
| them and their associates to be hereafter had
in the manner aforesaid, for term of Ninety
nine Years.
| And your petitioners as in duty bound will
ever pray, &c.
Moses LETERMAN.
A. D. PAYNE.
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